Hi Oscar, I have one of those wheels on my work bench, I didn,t use it becuase I thought it would be too heavy, but I do want good gound handling. So I'll take you up on your specs. I got it when I still had retracts, but now I have fixed fusalage mounted gear and my angle of attack is much greater now. I would like to get the nose down a little. Do you know what the increse in moment is? Thanks Tim KR2 N7038V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oscar Zuniga" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: KR>tailwheel
> Howdy, netters; > > I thought I posted this a day or two ago but it never showed up (I think). > If it did- sorry for the repeat. If not- here it is again: I have a 6" > semi-pneumatic tailwheel on my M-19 "Flying Squirrel" (not yet flown). > 'Semi-pneumatic' means that the tire is hollow but doesn't have a valve > stem for filling. It relies on the tire compound stiffness for shock > absorption. Pictures are the last two at > http://www.flysquirrel.net/gear/gear.html and the tire is a standard > catalogued item from W.W. Grainger. (I believe it's the $25 unit at > http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/productdetail.jsp?xi=xi&ItemId=1611763914&ccitem= > ). The tailspring is the Aircraft Spruce "homebuilder" single-leaf, > modified to receive the pivot which is welded on. > > I have the unit in my garage so if anyone is interested in the axle > dimensions, weights, or other details- let me know and I'll get that. In > the meantime, I stand ready to box this up and ship it to any KRNetter who > is flying or taxi testing and is interested in trying it out. No charge. I > will point out that going to a larger diameter tailwheel will have a slight > effect on your landing configuration and speed if you have a taildragger, > because you won't be able to get as much angle of attack on the wing while > on the ground. Probably not a factor, but a consideration. > > Oscar Zuniga > San Antonio, TX > mailto: [email protected] > website at http://www.flysquirrel.net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Make your home warm and cozy this winter with tips from MSN House & Home. > http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
